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| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 1997 | Volume
: 43
| Issue : 1 | Page : 19-20 |
Irreducible lateral dislocation of the elbow.
M Chhaparwal, A Aroojis, M Divekar, S Kulkarni, SV Vaidya
Department of Orthopaedics, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai.
Correspondence Address:
M Chhaparwal
Department of Orthopaedics, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai.
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PMID: 0010740709 
A rare case of an irreducible post-traumatic lateral dislocation of elbow is presented. The mechanism of injury was fall on a flexed elbow with trauma on its medial aspect resulting in pronation of the forearm. At open reduction, the brachialis muscle was in the form of a tight band which prevented reduction. The ulnar nerve was entrapped in the joint.
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